Best Riddles
The Ball Mystery
Four men were in a boat on the lake. The boat turns over, and all four men sink to the bottom of the lake, yet not a single man got wet! Why?
Answer: All of them were married, so none were single men
The Light Mystery
What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
Answer: A stamp
The Tree Problem
Everyone has it but no one can lose it. What is it?
Answer: A shadow
The Dark Room Puzzle
You are in a dark room with a candle, a wood stove, and a gas lamp. You only have one match, so what do you light first?
Answer: The match
The Playing Card Riddle
If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you no longer have me. What am I?
Answer: A secret
The Snake in the Box
What gets bigger the more you take away?
Answer: A hole
The King’s Choice
What belongs to you, but others use it more than you do?
Answer: Your name
The Bridge Battle
You have a fox, a chicken, and a sack of grain. You need to cross a river in a small boat that can only hold you and one other item. If left alone, the fox will eat the chicken, and the chicken will eat the grain. How do you get all three across safely?
Answer: Take chicken across first, return empty. Take fox across, bring chicken back. Take grain across, return empty. Take chicken across last.
The Pencil Riddle
I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for more than a few minutes. What am I?
Answer: Breath
The Odd One Out
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
Hint: I represent real things but am not those things.
Answer: A map